Application for admission into the Nigerian Defence Academy 78 Regular Course has officially opened, according to a notice signed by the Academy Registrar. The announcement states that online registration for the 78 Regular Course of the Nigerian Defence Academy, NDA Kaduna, will run from Friday 28 November 2025 to 30 April 2026. The Academy confirmed that admission is open to both male and female Nigerians.
The notice explains that all application forms must be submitted online together with a scanned copy of SSCE, NECO or an equivalent result. It adds that upon submission, candidates are required to download an Acknowledgement Form. The Academy stated, “Candidates are to download an Acknowledgement Form after completing their online application.”
The NDA Screening Test, which serves as Phase One of the Post-UTME screening, is scheduled for Saturday 6 June 2026. Eligible applicants are expected to present their Acknowledgement Form, Screening Test Admission Card, JAMB result slip and two postcard sized photographs at the screening centres. The photographs must measure 3.5 by 5 inches and show the chest upwards, with the candidate’s name, exam number, state, exam centre, course of study and signature written at the back.
The statement notes that only candidates who meet the admission requirements and score 210 in UTME for Engineering courses or 180 for other faculties will be allowed to print the Screening Test Admission Card. Successful candidates at the screening test will later be invited for the Armed Forces Selection Board.
Interested applicants are to visit www.ndaapplications.net, select Purchase Access Code and pay the N7,000 fee through REMITA using an ORDER ID and RRR Code generated on the portal. Only payment against RRR Codes generated via the application portal would be accepted.
